My middle sister talks about how in some ways we had two different fathers. There was the man he was through our childhood and into our thirties and the man he became after his triple bypass. Grandchildren, age and changes in his health softened him quite a bit, but there were moments when I saw… Continue reading It’s A Question Of Experience
Category: Dad
Two Weeks Of Silence
It is about two weeks since my last Facebook status update and I don’t know if anyone noticed, including myself. This wasn’t a planned silence nor was it complete. I wished a few people happy birthday and sent a few condolences but I was relatively disengaged. I barely updated the blogs while I was away… Continue reading Two Weeks Of Silence
The New Car & The Post-It Note
The man cut me off and then gave me a one fingered salute to which I responded with a series of curse words that might have burnt the skin off of his face had he heard them. Given my window was closed and I said them as I passed by I am certain he didn’t… Continue reading The New Car & The Post-It Note
She’s Too Old For Long Hair
I think I have arthritis in the finger I dislocated when I moved back to Texas and might have it in my right thumb, not really sure. Sometimes when it is cold I need to warm them up a bit before they feel normal but I never have trouble opening jars, doors or doing anything… Continue reading She’s Too Old For Long Hair